Gretel Dowdeswell

Gretel Dowdeswell

Gretel Dowdeswell studied with Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music and later with András Schiff and György Kurtág at the International Seminar in Prussia Cove, where she is now resident pianist and a regular guest at the annual IMS Open Chamber Music. She was a founding member of the Gould Piano Trio, and has since established a reputation as a chamber music specialist, performing throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, South America, and the Far East. In the UK, Gretel has appeared at all the major chamber music venues and broadcasts frequently for BBC Radio 3. She is a former examiner for the ABRSM and currently teaches piano at Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham College, and Brandeston Prep School.